Davide · Pistol
Boutet 1er Empire
Muzzleloader · .45 Caliber Ball
Also known as Boutet Empire Pistol, S309
About the Boutet 1er Empire
The Boutet 1er Empire is a muzzle-loading flintlock pistol produced by Davide Pedersoli as a reproduction of the elegant presentation-grade pistols made at the Versailles manufactory during the French First Empire. Chambered as a .45 caliber smoothbore firing a patched round ball, it features a browned barrel, a finely engraved lockplate, a checkered walnut stock with a brass buttcap, a single set trigger, and a horn-tipped ramrod. It is offered for black-powder collectors, re-enactors, and target shooters.
Nicolas-Noel Boutet ran the Manufacture de Versailles under Napoleon and became the most celebrated gunmaker of the Empire, producing lavishly gold-inlaid and engraved arms given as diplomatic and military presentation pieces. Pedersoli's reproduction revives that Empire-era artistry in a shootable flintlock.
Boutet 1er Empire specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Muzzleloader
- Firing mechanism
- Flintlock
- Trigger
- Set trigger
- Calibres
- .45 Caliber Ball
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 255 mm (10.0 in)
- Overall length
- 410 mm (16.1 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 1.30 kg (2.87 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Smoothbore
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- browned
Performance
- Effective range
- 25 m
History
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Nicolas-Noel Boutet
Features
- Single set trigger
- Browned barrel
- Checkered walnut stock
- Engraved lock
- Brass buttcap
- Horn tipped ramrod
- Muzzle loader
Safety
- Half cock notch
Pedersoli catalog code S309 (standard) with an engraved Deluxe version cataloged as LL309. Named for Nicolas-Noel Boutet, director of the Versailles arms manufactory.
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